Just been re-editing a couple of shots I've had sat on my PC for a while..here's one of Penmon lighthouse on Anglesey.

All C&C appreciated

Simon

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/penmon-lighthouse-sunrise-anglesey-north-wales-image.jpg[/IMG]

As Ken says...very handy it is too, unfortunately my Sigma 17-70 doesn't have it !!

simon

Thanks for the comments,

I thought about the horizon when taking the shot but decided, for me anyway, that the near central position in this case didn't matter much...the important thing for me was to try & fill the frame with the lighthouse whilst making sure I didn't clip the reflection. If I had gone with the "rule of thirds" with the horizon I don't think the shots would have had quite the impact I wanted from it.

TBH, not too sure what you mean by the lighthouse looking short...it was shot from a low perspective (sitting down) so that I could get the reflection in the rockpool...I haven't adjusted the perspective in PP though

[edit] Just checked the vertical perspective in PTlens, looks spot on...probably just a "trick of the light"

Simon

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simon

Hi Richard,

Funnily enough last time I was at Penmon there were 2 porpoise swimming around for over 1hr just beyond the lighthouse. Must admit though I've not seen them very often. I think Cardigan Bay, a little down the coastline, is a much more common place to have sightings

thanks

simon

Thanks,

Shot it with my GX10 (K10D) + Sigma 17-70 lens, I did originally intend to use my new Sigma 10-20 but it's too wide & leaves the lighthouse looking too small...


Settings were:

53mm, F11, 1/400sec (I wanted to freeze the waves)

PP - very little, usual RAW conversion + some added Local Contrast Enhancement..... no saturation etc as I used a polariser to slightly boost the sky

thanks

simon

Had a bit of luck yesterday..as the weather was pretty good I drove to Penmon Point on Anglesey hoping to get another couple of shots, a favourite spot of mine..a small rain shower passed over the lighthouse & left a nice little rainbow behind, here's the shot all C&C appreciated

Simon

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/rainbow_at_penmon_point_anglesey.jpg[/IMG]

[quote:3496ace15f="MattMatic"] I think ultimately the problem is that no-one actually knows 100% what makes a great photograph..."rules" about composition etc are helpful guidelines but by no means certain to produce great shots, it's so much easier to tell someone how to operate a piece of technology and explain the technicalities of a lens.

If there was an answer to the "what makes a great photo" question we'd all be Ansel Adams

simon

Great news & congratulations to your daughter, always nice to get some recognition - hope it encourages to go further with her photography

simon

I've experimented with Hyperfocal distance, still carry the charts around, but to be honest I've never been 100% happy with the results as distant objects have tended to look just a little too soft for my liking...

I generally focus on the main feature I definitely want sharp and then adjust the F stop to suit what I have in the foreground. Normally I'm shooting between 12 - 20mm and vary aperture from F11-F13, rarely F16 (which can actually make images softer due to diffraction limits). This technique tends to produce the results I want much moreso than using Hyperfocal Distance

simon